Routes for GMR-sensor design in non-destructive testing

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 12169-12183

  Pelkner, Matthias ^a   Neubauer, Andreas ^a   Reimund, Verena ^a   Kreutzbruck, Marc ^a   Schütze, Andreas ^b  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Giant magneto resistance; Magnetic flux leakage; Non destructive testing; Sensor array

Indexed keywords

FLUX LEAKAGE SIGNALS; INDUSTRIAL SEGMENTS; MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE; MAGNETOMETER SENSORS; NON DESTRUCTIVE TESTING; SENSOR ARRANGEMENTS; SIMULATIONS AND MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE BREAKING DEFECTS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; GALVANOMAGNETIC EFFECTS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MAGNETIC LEAKAGE; MAGNETOMETERS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SENSOR ARRAYS; SENSORS;

MAGNETIC RECORDING;

EID: 84867017900     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120912169     Document Type: Article

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